SmarterMail
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SmarterMail, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SmarterMail's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SmarterMail Free | Free | 1 domain · up to 10 mailboxes |
| SmarterMail High Availability — Hub | $150 a month | Part of a cluster of hubs, nodes, and centralized storage · standby hubs are not included in pricing · First 30 days of Hubs and Nodes included free for setup and configuration |
| SmarterMail High Availability — Node | $250 a month | Part of a cluster of hubs, nodes, and centralized storage · standby nodes are not included in pricing · First 30 days of Hubs and Nodes included free for setup and configuration |
| SmarterMail Professional (50 mailboxes) | $500 a year | 50 mailboxes · add-ons priced separately · Licensed annually with active Maintenance and Support |
| SmarterMail Enterprise (50 mailboxes) | $700 a year | 50 mailboxes · add-ons priced separately · Requires an annual license along with active Maintenance and Support |
The facts
Each one read from SmarterMail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archiving
- SmarterMail archives incoming and outgoing messages before they reach the spool, with server-wide or per-domain setup.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- It includes calendars, contacts, tasks, notes, group chat, and online meetings.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- SmarterMail is available for Linux and Windows and has a Docker version; the download page lists supported Linux distributions and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025+.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Email protocols and clients
- It supports IMAP, POP, EAS, EWS, WebDAV, and MAPI, and names Outlook, Apple Mail, Samsung Mail, eM Client, Thunderbird, Gmail, Spark, and Mailbird as compatible clients.checked 30 Sep 2026
- High availability
- The HA edition supports unlimited users and domains across interconnected hubs, nodes, and centralized storage.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The Marketplace lists Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, ownCloud, LeitzCloud, Rocket.Chat, ChatGPT, Collabora Online, and OnlyOffice integrations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- SmarterTools describes SmarterMail as suitable for enterprises, businesses, web hosts, and ISPs, while Professional is aimed at smaller companies or individuals.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- SmarterMail is an email, groupware, and collaboration server positioned as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The product includes spam filtering and enterprise-level antivirus, with Message Sniffer available as an integration.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support and updates
- Customers with active Maintenance and Support have access to all new builds, including bug fixes, patches, updates, and new features.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Webmail
- The webmail client includes online meetings, sharing, live chat, calendaring, task management, and file storage.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Company
- SmarterTools Inc. says it began in 2003 and serves small to medium-sized businesses, enterprise organizations, and hosting companies.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free edition limit
- The Free Edition supports one domain and up to 10 mailboxes, but excludes MAPI/EWS, EAS, and premium add-ons.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Trial
- SmarterTools offers a 30-day trial by request for testing more mailboxes or multiple domains.checked 30 Sep 2026
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